State law for retaining and disposal of medical records including x-ray films.

As physicians have many responsibilities with respect to maintaining medical
records, A number of aspects affect the amount of time a physician should
maintain medical records, such as state and federal laws, medical board and association
policies, and the type of the medical record (an adult or a pediatric record)

State and Federal Laws

For the most part, state and federal laws regarding mandatory record
retention time frames apply to hospitals or similar facilities rather than to a
physician’s clinic. The Medicare Conditions of Participation (COP) require
hospitals to retain records for five years (six years for critical access
hospitals.

We have put together the list of states including the state's law for each
state, please note that the information provided is information we found on
government websites, we will also include the source link, please note that we
B.W. Recycling, Inc is not responsible for that information.